Re: Draft "Convince your boss" note for IETF participants

[Bob Hinden <[e-mail]>]

Greg,

Please don’t call the IETF a conference ("write a post-conference report”).    I know you know that the IETF is a place where one goes to work on new protocol standards and specifications.   We have w.g. meetings, not sessions.

Further, IMHO there isn’t a lot of value to attend an IETF meeting without following the work of a working group by participating on the email list, commenting on a proposal, and submitting new proposals.

I think a better approach would be something like

   I have submitted a new proposal (w/ link to ID) and would like to attend the meeting in
   London to discuss it with others who have provided feedback.  This draft is important to our business
   because it solves the <foo> problem that we see in our business.  Etc., etc.

or

   There is work going on in <w.g. name> that solves an important problem we see in our business.   I have
   been following this work online and would like to attend the meeting to discuss issues with the w.g. and
   I have some idea on how it could be improved.  It would be more effective if I attend in person.

Hope this is helpful.

Bob




> On Sep 28, 2022, at 7:22 AM, Greg Wood <[e-mail]> wrote:
> 
> Hello!
> 
> As an experiment, based on material some other technology conferences provide to (potential) participants, and at the suggestion received from an IETFer, we’ve created a draft “Convince Your Boss” note that might be used by someone seeking approval to attend an IETF meeting in-person:
> 
> https://notes.ietf.org/ietf-meeting-convince-your-boss
> 
> Any and all comments about whether this might be useful to you or participants in your groups, or suggestions about how it might be tuned to be more useful, would be most welcome — either on this list or directly to me.
> 
> More broadly, it would be useful to know whether there is any specific information or material that would make it easier for IETF participants to participate in the IETF—not just meetings, but also (for example) devoting time to work in the IETF. Again, I’m happy to receive suggestions directly or on the list.
> 
> Please let me know if I can provide more information or answer any questions.
> 
> Thank you,
> 
> -Greg
> 
> 
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